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EE received musculoskeletal injury to lower back (lower back pain) from "bouncing" seat in haul truck (775E).
Haul truck driver strained lower back exiting the haul truck
Several employees were attempting to remove a 4' section of I beam frozen into ice. They used a bobcat to loosen the beam and when it broke free it caught the employee's finger between the beam and the wall.
EE WAS TALKING TO SKID STEER OPERATOR WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE EE. THE EE (MECHANIC) GOT HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW TO THE MACHINE CAUSING A CONTUSION ON WRIST & STRAIN OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A FRONT-END LOADER ON THE QUARRY FLOOR. A ROCK FELL FROM THE ADJACENT HIGH WALL AND ROLLED INTOT HE BACK OF THE HAUL TRUCK DRIVING THE TRUCK FORWARD. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY. THE LEFT TAIL SIDE WAS DAMAGED APPOX $250 DAMAGE.
EE WAS LOWERING COUNTERWEIGHTS ON LONG BELTS. THERE WAS STORED ENERGY IN BELT CAUSING HOIST LEVER TO SWING HITTING EE ON LEFT ARM.
THE EE WAS TRAVELING ALONG ON 495 SOUTH BRINING SIXTY THE CRANE FROM WRENTUAR TO TAUTON WHEN HE HIT A HUMP ON THRU WAD AND THE INDIVIDUAL HIT HIS HEAD ON HIS CAB OF THE DRANE.
EE STARTED HIS HISFT AT 1:30 PM. HE PROCEEDED UP TWO HY-PASS WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE QUARRY. TRAVELING UP A QUARTER OF THE WAD THE 50 TON F TRUCK CAT 31-071 SUDDENLY SWORED THE BEAM PUSHING T HE HEAR DOWN THE SLOPE. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK LANDED APPROX. 20 FT OFF TWO HERE.
HAUL TRUCK DRIVER WAS HAULING WASH SAND TO STOPCKPILE. THERE WAS ADEQUATE BERMING, DRIVER FAILED TO INSPECT FRONT OF STOCKPILE WHERE IT HAD BEEN UNDER MINED. DRIVED BACKED UP TO BERM, THE STOC KPILE GAVE WAY. THE TRUCK WENT HALFWAY DOWN PILE THEN THE TRUCK FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS ROOF. DRIVER WAS THROWN HALFWAY OUT THE DRIVER DOOR. IT BELIEVE HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT.
EE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS BACK ON THE ROUGHT TERRAIN OF THE ROAD SURFACE.